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珠海市第二中学2015-2016学年度10月月考

高二年级英语试题

木试卷共9页，满分150,考试时间120分钟出题人丁维真

注意事项：

B.答卷前，考生务必用黑色笔迹的钢笔或签字笔将自C的姓名和考生号、考场号、痰位号填写在答题卡上。

C.选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题H选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

D.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原來的答案,然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

E.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷（选择题，共三节，共计75分）

I.选择填空。

（每题1分，共计15分）

1.Atthefootofthemountain・

A.villagelieB.liesavillageC・doesavillagelieD.1yingavillage

2.Mycousindoesn'tknowwhattoattheuniversity;hecantmakeuphismindabouthis

future・

A.takeonB・takeawayC・takeupD・takeafter

3.Thiskindofplantwilldieincontinuouslyrainy・

conditionB・surroundingC.environmentsD.surroundings

4.1sawpeoplecomingalldirectionstoattendtheKiteFlyingFestival.

A.toB.ofC.inD.out

F.confidenceandthenecessaryequipment,theyfailedtorescuethe42minerstrapped

inthecoalmine.

A.LackofB.LackingofC・LackingD.Havinglacked

G.Tomhasalwaysthoughtofhimselfasagoodcookandneverfailstoeveryoneofit.

A.rememberB.knowC・introduceD.remind・

H.areply,hedecidedtosendanothere-mail.

A.NotreceivingB・Receivingnot

C.NothavingreceivedD.Havingnotreceived

I.ThespeechbythemayorofShanghaibeforethefinalvotingforEXPO2010isstrongly

impressedme.

A.toB.overC.byD.on

J.Youseethelightningithappens,butyouhearthethunderlate匚

K.bymanytalltrees,thelakelooksmorebeautiful.

A.SurroundingB・SurroundedC.BeingsurroundedD.Tosurround

L.Ifsallready.AndIllgetyousomethingtoeat・

A.innotime・B.atnotimeC・bythetimeD.foratime

M.Catchingsightoftheirheadteachercoming,thestudentsfellsilentinflash.

A.the;theB./;aC.the;/D./;/

N.Whenintothewarmroom,icesoonchangesintowate匚

C.heatedortakenB.heated,andtaking

C.heatingortakenD.heatingandtaking

O.Whoshouldberesponsiblefortheaccident?

―Theboss,nottheworkers・Theyjustcarriedouttheorder・

A.astoldB.asaretoldC・astellingD.astheytold

P.thosepictures,hecouldn'thelpthinkingofthosedaysinAmerica.

SeenB・SeeingC・BeenseeingD.Havingseen

II.完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

Iwasasingleparentoffoursmallchildren,workingatalow-paidjob.Moneywasalwaystight,butwehada16overourheads,foodonthetable,clothesonourbacks,andifnotalot,always17・Notknowingwewerepoor,mykids（孩了彳门）justthoughtIwas18・Fvealwaysbeengladaboutthat.

ItwasChristmastime,andalthoughtherewasn't19foralotofgifts,weplannedtocelebratewithafamilyparty.Butthebig20forthekidswasthefunofChristmas21・

Theyplannedweeksaheadoftime,asking22whattheywantedforChristmas.Fortunately,IhadsavedS120for23tosharebyallfiveofus.

Thebig24arrived・Igaveeachkidatwenty-dollarbilland25themtolookforgiftsofaboutfourdollarseach.Theneveryonescattered（散开）.Wehadtwohourstoshop;thenwewould26backatthe“Santa'sWorkshop二

Drivinghome,everyonewasinhighChristmasspirits,27myyoungerdaughter,Ginger,whowasunusually28・Shehadonlyonesmall,flatbagwithafew

candiesfifty-centcandies!

Iwassoangry,butIdidn'tsayanything29wegothome・I

calledherintomybedroomandclosedthedoor,30tobeangryagain.Thisiswhatshetoldme.

Twaslooking31thinkingofwhattobuy,andI32toreadthelittlecardsonthe'GivingTrees/Onewasforalittlegirl,fouryearsold,andallshe33forChristmaswasadoll（玩具娃娃）•SoItookthecardoffthetreeand34thedollforher.Wehavesomuchandshedoesn'thaveanything.

III.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

1travelalot,andIfindoutdifferent“styles"ofdirectionseverytime1ask"HowcanIgettothepostoffice?

"

ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon'thavenames;inJapan,peopleuselandmarks（t也标）intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames・Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,"Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop：

InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwest,therearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountains,sothelandisveryflat;inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarks,peoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances・InKansasorIowa,forexample,peoplewillsay,“Gonorthtwomiles.Turneast,andthengoanothermile/5

PeopleinLosAngeles,California,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintime,notmiles・"Howfarawayisthepostoffice?

^youask."Oh,"theyanswer,“it'saboutfiveminutesfromhere."Yousay,“Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit?

"Theydon'tknow.

It'struethatapersondoesn'tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?

ANewYorkermightsay,“Sorry,Ihavenoidea：

ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers“Idon'tknow：

PeopleinYucatanbelievethat“Idon'tknow'，isimpolite・Theyusuallygiveananswer,oftenawrongone.Atouristcangetvery,verylostinYucatan!

36.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplace,theyusually・

A・describetheplacecarefullyB・showhimamapoftheplace

C・tellhimthenamesofthestreetsD.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces

37.Whatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?

A.NewYoricB.Kansas.C.LosAngeles.D.Iowa.

38.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer・

A.inordertosavetimeB・soastobepolite

C・LosAngeles・D・forfun

39.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.It'simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences・

B.IFsusefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.

C・Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.

D・NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors・

B

ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplace・Nowitisanecologicaldisasterarea.NaunTsheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes・

Forthousandsofyears,PolynesianpeoplelivedontheremoteislandofNauru,farfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunter,awhalingship.HecalledtheislandPleasantIsland.

However,becauseitwasveryremote,NauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thewhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisit,bringinggunsandalcohol.Theseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheisland.Aten-yearcivilwarstarted,whichreducedthepopulationfrom1,400to900.

Nauru'srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate（磷酸盐）ontheisland.Infact,itfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphate,whichisaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.Thecompanybeganminingthephosphate・

Aphosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;itisastripmine.Whenacompanystrip-mines,itremovesthetoplayerofsoil・Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants・Stripminingtotallydestroystheland・Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.

In196&Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld・Everyyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsfor让sphosphate・

Unfortunately,theleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars・Inaddition,theyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses・Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000,Nauruwasfinanciallyruined・Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433,600,000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheisland.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.

40.Whatmightbetheauthor^purposeinwritingthetext?

A.ToseekhelpforNauru^sproblems・

B.Togiveawarningtoothercountries

C.Toshowtheimportanceofmoney

D.Totellaheartbreakingstoryofawar.

41・WhatwasNaurulikebeforetheEuropeanscame?

A.RichandpowerfulB.Modernandopen

C.PeacefulandattractiveD.Greedyandaggressive

42.TheecologicaldisasterinNaururesultedfrom・

A・soilpollutionB.phosphateovermining

C・farmingactivityD.whalehunting

43.WhichofthefollowingwasacauseofNauru^sfinancialproblem?

A.Itsleadersmisusedthemoney

B.Itspenttoomuchrepairingtheisland

C.Itsphosphateminingcostmuchmoney

D.Itlostmillionsofdollarsinthecivilwar.

44.WhatcanwelearnaboutNaurufromthelastparagraph?

A.Theecologicaldamageisdifficulttorepai匚

B.Theleaderswilltaketheexperts'wordsseriously.

C・TheislandwasabandonedbytheNauruans

D.Thephosphateminesweredestroyed

c

OneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.・In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage・ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations（引文）showinghowitwasused.

Thiswasahugetask,soMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteers.responded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericansurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland・Hegavehisaddressas"Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,50milesfromOxford.

MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray・Overthenext

17years,hebecameoneofthestaff'smostvaluedcon